Proverbs Are Never Out of Season: Popular Wisdom in the Modern Age
(Book #7 in the International Folkloristics Series)
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From "Look before you leap" and "You can't sell the cow and have the milk too" to "There's no fool like an old fool" and "Practice what you preach," the wisdom of proverbs has delighted people throughout the ages. Now, Proverbs Are Never Out of Season provides an engaging look at the significance of traditional proverbs and their variations in the modern world.
Wolfgang Mieder takes a fascinating tour of the many roles proverbs have played and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195077288
ISBN13:9780195077285
Release Date:May 1993
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"
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